Vertically adjustable pedestal supported revolving seat



Oct. 11, 1955 N. v. PETERSON VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL SUPPORTEDREVOLVING SEAT Filed Sept. 9, 1952 Nels V. Peterson INVENTOR.

United States Patent 2,720,249 VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL SUPPORTEDREVOLVING SEAT Nels V. Petersen, Minneapolis, Minn. ApplicationSeptember 9, 1952, Serial No. 308,631 1 Claim. (Cl. 155-94) My inventionrelates to improvements in stools of the pedestal supported revolvingseat type.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a simply constructed,inexpensive, stool of the type indicated for duck hunters, especially,and which is provided with means for securely anchoring the same instable position in either firm or marshy land, or to submerged land toform a secure seat for the hunter.

Another object is to provide a stool having the above advantages andwhich is formed of parts easily and quickly disassembled and which arelight in weight and otherwise adapted for carrying in the pockets of ahunters jacket for assembly and anchoring at a selected location.

Still another object is to provide a stool of the type specified whichis strong and embodies a seat and base which are buoyant so that thestool, if anchored in submerged land should work loose when not in useand upset, it will float and be easy to recover.

Other and subordinate objects, within the purview of my invention,together with the precise nature of my improvements, will be readilyunderstood when the succeeding description and claims are read withreference to the drawing accompanying and forming part of thisspecification.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of my improved stool, in the preferredembodiment thereof;

Figure 2 is an enlarged view in vertical section taken on the line 2-2of Figure 1 and partly broken away; and,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view in horizontal section taken on the line33 of Figure 2 and further enlarged.

Referring to the drawing by numerals, the stool of my inventioncomprises a base 2, a pedestal 3 rising from the base 2, a seat 4surmounting the pedestal 3, and a ground penetrating anchoring shaft 5.The base 2 is hollow to render the same buoyant, frusto-conical incross-section to provide a flat bottom 6 thereon and a water and mudshedding, strong top 7, and is annular to eliminate corners and providefor securing the pedestal therein and projection of the anchoring post 5out of said base, all in a manner presently clear. An annular sleeve 9in the base 2 forming a part thereof rests at its lower end on saidbottom 6 and extends for a short distance upwardly out of the top 7through a downwardly flanged circular opening in said top 7 for apurpose presently seen. The sleeve 9 is fitted in said opening 10 andsuitably jointed to said top 7 and bottom 6 to form watertight jointsfor rendering the base watertight and buoyant. The base 2 is formed ofthin gauge steel.

The sleeve 9 forms a tubular socket for the pedestal 3 which is tubularand removably fitted at its lower end in said sleeve 9 to rest on anannular reinforcing collar 12 in the lower end of the sleeve 9 suitablyfixed to said sleeve 9 and to the bottom 6 and strengthening the bottom6 against downward thrust of the pedestal 3 under weight thereon. Thecollar 12 also reinforces the bottom 6 around a circular opening 13 insaid bottom serving a purpose presently seen. A set screw 14 extendingthrough the upper end of the sleeve 9 and through a boss 15 on said endprovides for locking the pedestal 3 in the sleeve 9. The sleeve 9 formsan elongated socket for the pedestal 3 which braces the base 2 againstcollapsing and provides an adequate socket for said pedestal while thebase 2 may be comparatively thin to reduce its weight.

The seat 4 is hollow for buoyancy, circular to eliminate 2,720,249Patented Oct. 11, 1955 corners and of inverted frustro-conicalcross-section to provide a flat top 16 and a strong bottom 17, andembodies an axial sleeve 18 therein forming a socket slidably fittingover the upper end of the pedestal 3 for removal and detachmenttherefrom, and rotatable thereon for rotation of the seat 4 as desired.The sleeve 18 is fitted in an upwardly flanged opening 20 in the bottom17 of the seat 4 and seating at its upper end against the top 16. Thesleeve 18 is suitably secured in said opening 20 and to said bottom 17by watertight joints to render the seat 4 waterproof. An annularreinforcing collar 21 forming part of the seat 4 is fitted and suitablyfixed in the upper end of the sleeve 18 and rests on the upper end ofthe pedestal 3 to reinforce the top 16 at the upper end of said pedestal3. The described seat 4 is also formed of thin gauge sheet steel withthe exception of the collar 21.

The anchoring shaft 5 is hollow and closed for buoyancy with a lowerground penetrating end 22 of pointed shape. The anchoring post 5 isslidably fitted in the pedestal 3 and opening 13 for extensiondownwardly out of said pedestal 3 and base 2 to the desired extent forpenetrating different kinds of ground, and slidable upwardly to retractthe same into the pedestal 3 when not in use. A set screw 23 extendinginto the pedestal 3 adjacent the base 2 and through a reinforcing boss24 on said pedestal 3 provides for locking the anchoring shaft inextended or retracted position.

The manner in which the described invention is used will be readilyapparent. With the anchoring post 5 extended, the same is pushed intothe ground until the base 2 rests on the ground. The stool is thus heldin upright firm position for use of the seat 4 which may be revolved bya hunter seated thereon, as may be required. As will be seen, the seat 4may be slid off the pedestal 3 to detach the same, and with the setscrew 14 loosened, the pedestal 3 and post 5 may be detached from thebase 2 by pulling the same out of the sleeve 9, while with the set screw23 loosened the anchoring post 5 may be retracted into the pedestal 3.The thus disassembled parts of the stool may be carried easily in thepockets of a hunting jacket, it being understood that the pedestal 3 isnot intended to be too long for that purpose and the base 2 and seat 4are of a size suitable for inserting in such pockets. If, when the stoolis anchored in water covered ground the stool is tipped over or pulledout of the ground, when not in use, the seat 4 and base 2 will cause itto float for easy recovery.

The foregoing will, it is believed, suflice to impart a clearunderstanding of my invention, without further explanation.

Manifestly, the invention, as described, is susceptible of modification,without departing from the inventive concept, and right is hereinreserved to such modifications as fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

A stool for anchoring in the ground or floating in water comprising ahollow conical base having a bottom, an axial sleeve extending upwardlyout of said base and resting on said bottom, a tubular pedestal risingfrom said base with a lower end fitted and adjustable in said sleeve anda free upper end, a hollow seat rotatably mounted on said upper end anda pointed ground anchoring post slidable out of said pedestal and baseinto different set positions and closing the lower end of said pedestal.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS879,052 Jeranek Feb. 11, 1908 998,881 Ellsworth July 25, 1911 1,956,956Leibo May 1, 1934

